Where is Anna Kournikova from? Parents and more as former tennis player expecting her fourth child with Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias and his longtime partner, Anna Kournikova, are reportedly expecting their fourth child, according to Hola! magazine. The couple is “overjoyed” by the news, the outlet shared, adding Anna is halfway through her pregnancy.

Kournikova, who is a Russian-born American citizen, now lives in Miami, Florida, with her partner and kids. She was recently spotted walking her children to school in the Bay Point neighborhood, where they reside.

Enrique, 50, and Anna, 44, are already parents of the fraternal twins Lucy and Nicholas, 7 (born in December 2017), and another daughter, Mary, 5 (born in January 2020). Ahead of their new arrival, the couple purchased a $6.5 million five-bedroom mansion in Bay Point this July, according to the Miami Herald.

All you need to know about Anna Kournikova amid fourth pregnancy reports

Anna Kournikova is a model, television personality, and former tennis player. She was born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, Russia. She grew up alongside a younger half-brother named Allan, a former golfer.

Her father, Sergei (born in 1961), was a Greco-Roman wrestler who later became a professor at Moscow’s University of Physical Culture and Sports. In 2001, Sergei became a part-time martial arts coach. Anna’s mother, Alla (born in 1963), was a 400-meter runner.

In 2004, Kournikova was sued by her parents for reportedly taking over the $5 million waterfront home that the three of them owned for four years. The lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and had Sergei and Alla demand partition of the property.

In 2010, Anna Kournikova’s mother was arrested for child neglect after she reportedly left her 5-year-old son, Allan, alone at her $2 million Palm Beach home for nearly an hour. Alla was later released on a $3000 bond, PEOPLE reported at the time.

When Kournikova was five, her father sold the family TV in exchange for a racquet on New Year. Since then, she began training in tennis. At 10, Anna Kournikova was discovered by talent scouts and soon moved to the USA, where she trained at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy.

Between 1991 and 1994, she trained and played at the junior levels before becoming a professional tennis player in October 1995, representing her birth country. The next year, she reached the fourth round in her debut US Open, followed by reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon, aged 16.

From 1999 to 2002, Anna Kournikova played at different WTA tournaments and won two Grand Slams in the doubles at the Australian Open with Martina Hingis. Together, they were called the “Spice Girls” of tennis.

However, she retired in May 2003 after struggling with injuries for over a year, including back and spinal issues and a herniated disk. Subsequently, she became a reality TV host and a trainer for the 12th season of the show, The Biggest Loser.

Anna Kournikova met Enrique Iglesias in 2001 while shooting for his music video Escape. Since then, they have been together and now have a family with three children and one on the way. The couple leads a private life in Miami.

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Before Enrique, Anna dated Russian pro ice hockey player Payel Bure. She was also linked to another ice hockey champion, Sergei Fedorov. The latter claimed he and Kournikova were married between 2001 and 2003. However, she denied the claim.

Anna Kournikova is now a mother and the global ambassador for Population Services International’s ‘Five & Alive’ campaign. It is focused on helping children below the age of five and their families with health problems.

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